Dacia's history begins in 1966 when it was founded under the name Uzina de Autoturisme Pitești (UAP), but it was only in 1968 that the main Dacia factory was built. For their first car the company decided to acquire the tooling and basic design rights for the Renault 12, however they ended up producing the Renault 8 under license, which became the Dacia 1100. It was produced from 1968 to 1972 without major style change... more